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DAVID MICQN, 0F BENTON HARBGR, MICHIGAN.

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To all viz-0m it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID MIcoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Benton Harbor, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mattresses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mattresses and has for its object the provision of a mattress, which is free from the objectionable features which characterize all mattresses heretofore in use.

In the construction of mattresses as ordinarily made prior to my present invention the tick is filled with felt, hair or other suitable fillingmaterial and the top and bottom are then sewed together through the filling, suitable buttons or tufts being attached, to threads outside the tick, to vcompress the filling. This sewing is accomplished by means of a long three-cornered needle having sharp edges which cut the threads of the tick fabric, making an unsightly hole Which will enlarge as the fabric stretches in use and should the tufts or buttons be detached,

as usually occurs after a time, the threadwill-enlarge the holes until it finally pulls through the fabric, leaving an opening through which dirt and vermin may readily reach the interior of the mattress. Furthermore, the roll edge, which is now generally provided on mattresses is formed by sewing with a large needle and coarse thread across the edge of the mattress through the filling, resulting in additional holes and an uneven appearance of the edge and boxing of the mattress even when the most skilful mattress-makers are employed. My invention overcomes these and other objectionable features of mattresses as usually constructed by strengthening the fabric'so that no stretching is possible; by providing means whereby the top and bottom of the tick are secured together to compress the filling without sewing through the tick and filling in the usual manner, thus eliminating all unsightly holes and the necessity of employing buttons or tufts; and by providing separate compartments along the edges of the mattress which, when filled, produce the desirable roll edge.

My invention and its numerous objects and advantages will be better understood by reference to the following specification,

when read in connection with the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. a, 1911?.

Application filed June 28, 1915. Serial No. 36,671.

of a finished mattress; Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is 5 stitched to the inner sides of the top and bottom. At the intersections of the strips 5 loops 6 are secured, the ends of the loops being preferably disposed beneath the strips 5 and secured by the stitching which secures the strips 5 to the top and bottom of the tick. The loops 6 are so positioned on the top and bottom as'to be oppositely disposed when the tick is assembled and filled, and each pair of loops 6 is connected by suitable connecting means which preferably consists of the twine 7 passing through the loops 6 at the bottom and knotted, as indicated at 8, through the loops 6 at the top.

I provide the roll edgeon the mattress by securing the flaps 9 to the top and bottom, the top and bottom being preferablylooped inwardly, as indicated at 10, so that the stitches are not exposed. The opposite edges of the flaps 9 are stitched to the sides 3 at 11 and, as will be apparent from an inspection of the drawing, when the edges of the top and bottom, respectively, and the sides are stitched, as indicated at 12, separate compartments 13 are formed along the edges of the mattress which may be filled with any suitable material after the body of themattress is completed.

In the manufacture of a mattress according to my invention the filling, which may.

upwardly and knots .it through the upper loop 6, first drawing the top and bottom of the tick together to compress the filling. The tick is then drawn forwardly over the filling until the next row of loops is reached when the operation is repeated. When the final row of loops has been connected the side 3, forming the open end of the mattress, is drawn upwardly over the end of the filling and the body ortion of the mattress is completed by sewlng together the edges of the flaps 14; (see Fig. 3), corresponding to the flaps 9 previously described, two flaps being provided at this corner of the mattress, however, to facilitate the final sewing thereof. In this connection it will'be apparent that the mattress tick must be open at one end in order that it may be slipped over the filling and that the roll edge at the corner of the mattress which is left open must be finished after the mattress has been filled. Consequently the flap 14 at this corner of the mattress is divided longitudinally forming two flaps, as indicated in the drawing, which are sewed together after the mattress has been filled. The reason for this construction will be apparent when it is understood that the tick is manufactured complete, being stitched on machines before it is filled, and the form and appearance of the mattress depend largely on the regularity of the stitching. By providing the two flaps l4 applicant is enabled to close the mattress, drawing it tightly about the'filling and stitching it by hand at a place where the stitching is concealed so that the 'appearance of the stitching is of no consequence. The edges of the top and side are sewed at 12, as previously described, and the separate compartments along the edges of the mattress are filled in any suitable manner, after which the corners may be sewed and the mattress completed.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing description that I have devised a mattress in which the means for, securing the top and bottom together and compressing the filling is disposed entirely within the-tick and that hence there is no necessity for sewing through the tick in accordance with the common practice and hence no dirt-collecting openings in the tick result. The surface of the mattress presents an even appearance and there are no tufts or buttons to be lost nor'is there any possibility of the thread tearing through the tick and releasing the filling. Furthermore, by providing separate compartments for the roll edge I obviate the necessity of sewing across the edge as has heretofore been customary and obtaln a more even and lasting roll edge without the exposed coarse stitching which has been a characteristic of previously known forms of roll edge matresses and which frequently tears the tick. Finally, mattresses may be constructed in accordance with my invention 'by unskilled operators which will present a better appearance than mattresses of previously known forms constructed by the most skilled mattress-makers.

It will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts. without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely preferred embodiments thereof.

. I claim:

1. A mattress comprising a tick having a top, bottom and sides and a continuous solid filling therefor, and means disposed entirely within said tick secured to said top and bottom at points spaced. longitudinally and transversely thereof and passing through said filling, whereby said top and bottom may be secured together to compress said filling.

2. A mattress comprising a tick having solid filling therefor, reinforcing means secured to the inner sides of said top and bottom and extending longitudinally and transversely thereof, and means disposed entirely withinsaid tick secured to said top and bottom at the intersections of said reinforcing a top, bottom and sides,- and a continuous means and passing through said filling,

whereby said top and bottom may be secured together to compress said filling.

3. A mattress comprising a tick having top, bottom and sides and a continuous solid filling therefor, a plurality of intersecting strips secured to the inner sides of said to and bottom to reinforce the same longitudinally and transversely, a plurality of loops secured to said top and bottom at the intersections of said strips, and means passing through said filling for connecting said loops.

4. A mattress comprising a tick' having a top, bottom and sides and a filling therefor,

and a plurality of flaps disposed across the corners of said tick within the same and secured to said top and bottom respectively and to said sides to form separate compartments adapted when filled to provide a roll edge, the flap along one edge 'of the mattress being divided longitudinally to. facilitate the filling and closing of the mattress.

DAVID MICON. Witnesses:

ERNEST H. MERCHANT, W. T. WESTERBERG. 

